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SOM006: RPA on Game Scores, Method Composing and “Synth-wave-mech-pulse-pop”…

Jul 22 14
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37 minutes

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Red Panda Audio are a music production and sound design duo who work within the realms of video games, film, documentaries & radio.The Pandas are otherwise known as Chris Light and Matthew Walker - producer/sound designer and composer respectively - and as you'l hear today, they are pretty fun.
In amongst this episode are discussions of cross collaboration between the two, some interesting approaches to method composing (stay tuned for that one), banter, laughs and a new name for a mash-up genre that we are trying desperately to coin...
There are two pieces we play during the show, the first is 3 min and the 2nd is 5 - stay tuned for those! As well as a funny message from the two after we say goodbye...!
What you will get out of this session.
Insight as to how RPA got into the Game Music scene
A look at the industry from the perspective of software/game design and audio programming
Sound design and finding the sound for specific projects
Starting projects with sound pallets for inspiration and process between the two
A full look at their collaborative process as sound designer & composer
A look at two of their tracks, one which is in still in the draft stages
Matthew's method composing... it's dedicated... that's all I'l say
Resource of the Episode!
Vienna Symphonic Library Academy
Outline
0:00 Hello and Resource of the Episode
2:23 Interview Starts and chat about their website and plans for running their work through the website.
4:30 A little bit about Chris and RPA's history.
6:30 Approaching music from the programmer's perspective
7:00 How the two work with each other from start to finish
11:45 A listen to one of their recent tracks
16:30 Their ideas and process around the creation of the draft
19:20 Chris talks about finding the sound of the project and his approach post composition
22:20 A listen to another track they are working on: Mech Mania
28:40 Their thoughts and process on the creation of the track
31:53 "If you could go back in time and give your younger selves professional advice - what would you say"
33:45 "What are you up to right now?"
34:50 "Where can you be found online?"
35:50 - PANDA SUPRISE... ;)
Links
Their website
Their Twitter Feed
Their Facebook Page
Auroch Digital
Mech Mania